if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is

if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is

1997 Washington Times 3 June B7 I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, ‘If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.’ Well, in the investment world, I say, ‘If something sounds too good to be true, it definitely is.’

2001 Washington Times 24 Aug. E18 Apparently the old adage still applies: If a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is. Pass it up, or at least check it out with a call to your Department of Motor Vehicles.

2007 New Scientist 10 Nov. 76 In a few decades..we’ll be able to program robots to provide all the good stuff of relationships without the bad. If that sounds too good to be true, it probably is.


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